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Knee-jerk reactions not the solution

12:15am Thursday, April 19, 2007
By Tim Inwood The sadness of Monday, April 16, 2007, will echo for some time. Our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the family and friends of those killed at Virginia Tech. What we do know is that the murderer was a 23 year old South Korean named Cho Seung-Hui. He was a resident alien who lived here for 14 years, and he went to Virginia Tech as a student. On Monday, April 16, filled with...

Too Many Deer – Another perspective

12:10am Thursday, April 19, 2007
By Larry S. Moore Some sportsmen might consider too many deer an oxymoron, like owning too many guns. A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch by Dave Golowenski certainly presents what is becoming a common debate. The article accurately points out the number of hunters, the adaptability of deer, the fact that humans continue to consume more habitat while planting deer attracting foods, the...

Unarmed Ohio campus security guards - and they'll stay that way

12:38pm Wednesday, April 18, 2007
While college campuses across the country examine their security procedures in the wake of the VT massacre, most campus security experts are stressing that while they try to plan for all contingencies, there really is no way to prevent one lone predator with a death wish from wreaking havoc on a college campus. But one Ohio college dean thinks she has the answer to a heavily armed criminal with...

Reaction to VT Massacre: Plain Dealer gets it wrong...again

12:19pm Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is at it again. The headline warns "In Ohio, it's really easy to buy a gun" . But the 'facts' (as per usual when it comes to this newspaper's coverage of gun-related news) are worth examining. Commentary by Buckeye Firearms Association Legislative Chair Ken Hanson in crimson type . TRAGEDY AT VIRGINIA TECH In Ohio, it's really easy to buy a gun (It is also really easy...

FLASHBACK: VT student implores officials to allow self-defense; gets rebuffed

12:15am Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The April 16 massacre wasn't the first shooting scare at Virginia Tech this college year. Nor are emerging questions over whether or not students should be allowed to bear arms for self-defense new. In August of 2006, an escaped jail inmate shot and killed a deputy sheriff and an unarmed security guard at a nearby hospital before the police caught him in the woods near the university. On August...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

12:12am Wednesday, April 18, 2007
By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From Governor Strickland's wife discussing their differing views on gun control to a school shooting in the gun control...

One Time to Save a Life

12:05am Wednesday, April 18, 2007
By Gerard Valentino The establishment media’s immediate vilification of guns whenever a mass shooting happens means they forget that it only takes only one person with a concealed handgun license to stop a killer. They also refuse to accept that despite the leftist anti-gunners' cries to the contrary, when someone resists with a gun the death toll in these cases is much lower. Every single one of...

Anti-gun groups once again seek to exploit tragedy

10:30am Tuesday, April 17, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2007 Gun bans disarm victims, not criminals. That is the simple lesson that anti-gun groups refuse to acknowledge as they race to dance in the blood of the Virginia Tech tragedy. Prior to April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech was an anti-gun “success story.” Tech fought, and won, a battle against a statewide measure that would have guaranteed the right of students to...

What a difference a (Democrat) governor makes

12:10am Tuesday, April 17, 2007
By Chad D. Baus The silence is deafening. On April 12, 2007, a spokesperson for Governor Ted Strickland told the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram that the governor "opposes allowing anyone — including journalists — to review who has a [concealed handgun license]." Given their history of vocal, vehement advocacy on the issue of media access to the private, personal information of concealed handgun...

A month of concealed carry

12:05am Tuesday, April 17, 2007
By Jim Irvine It has been one month since HB347 went into effect, eliminating the need to carry your holstered firearm in "plain sight" in a motor vehicle. That simple change still brings a smile to my face every time I get in a car. Click 'Read More' for the entire commentary. When it took until mid-December to complete the veto-override required to make HB347 law, I had concerns that we would...

Yet another mass shooting in a 'gun free zone': At least 32 dead at VA Tech

12:48pm Monday, April 16, 2007
Editor's NOTE: This story was updated throughout the day Monday, April 16, 2007 as new information became available. It is a story that is all too familiar, and it's happening again. The Associated Press is reporting that a man opened fire in a 'gun free' dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing at least 32 people and wounding many others.

Might there be a pro-gun GOP Presidential contender after all?

12:10am Monday, April 16, 2007
Fred Thompson Gears Up By Chad D. Baus Gun owners disappointed by a bevy of Presidential front-runners in both the Democrat and Republican camps got a boost in recent weeks when former Senator Fred Thompson (R-Tenn) announced that he was considering a Presidential run. The Politico.com is reporting that the “Law & Order” actor has moved beyond pondering a bid for the White House and begun...

Education Guide Lesson #15: Ohio CHL-holders acting in self-defense

12:05am Monday, April 16, 2007
The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that another Ohio concealed handgun license-holder has acted to defend himself from a dangerous armed criminal. From the story: A 55-year-old man thwarted a carjacking Tuesday morning after exchanging gunfire with the would-be thief. The victim told police he had pulled his vehicle into his Youngstown Road driveway about 12:45 a.m. when one of three men who...

Appeals Court reverses: Clyde City Parks 'no-guns' signs illegal

11:43am Saturday, April 14, 2007
In an important victory to gun owners, the Court of Appeals of Ohio’s Sixth district, on Friday April 13, 2007, reversed its earlier ruling on the City of Clyde’s ordinances intended to restrict the rights of law-abiding citizens who possess a concealed handgun license from exercising their constitutional rights in city parks. In their ruling, reversing an earlier decision, the court noted:

Gun Owners of the World – Unite!

12:15am Friday, April 13, 2007
(This commentary has also been published at USConcealedCarry.com ) By Gerard Valentino The flap over Jim Zumbo’s comments about so-called assault weapons brought the rift among gun owners into the public spotlight. Although Zumbo apologized, his comments show that some gun owners, and advocacy groups, are content to fight their own battle against gun confiscation unaware of the danger that poses...

Op-ed: Flawed Laws Help Stalkers Victimize Women

12:10am Friday, April 13, 2007
By John Lott and Sonya Jones What do you do when the police can’t protect you? Police may be the single most important factor for reducing crime, but there is something the police themselves understand: They almost always arrive at the crime scene after the crime has occurred. Expecting people to trust the police to protect them and to behave passively is a recipe for disaster. The last couple of...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: Personal Protection, a Personal Responsibility

12:05am Friday, April 13, 2007
Buckeye Firearm Association's web site is seeing an amazing growth in visitors and new articles are being posted several times a week. With everything that is going on, it is easy to miss some important and interesting articles. To make sure that you don't miss anything, we are going to repost one of our more popular articles every Friday. This week's "Friday Flashback" is.... Personal Protection...

Complete Opposites: H.R. 1096 and H.R. 1022

12:10am Thursday, April 12, 2007
By Chris Chumita The first quarter of 2007 has come to an end, and we saw two important gun bills introduced at the federal level. They both would have a profound effect on our Second Amendment rights. One bill is all about freedom and the other is all about control. Since both of these bills are important, all Second Amendment activists must be fully informed about H.R. 1096 and H.R.1022. Click...

Op-Ed: May I Be Frank?

12:05am Thursday, April 12, 2007
By David Codrea GUNS Magazine I do not carry guns on planes, I carry two guns,” Jackson, Miss., Mayor Frank Melton told WLBT Channel 3 reporters, according to the Jackson Free Press, which related the mayor “admitting that he had carried a weapon on almost every commercial flight for years.” “Melton has … been asked to no longer fly armed,” The Clarion Ledger attributed to “a federal...

All politicians are NOT the same

12:10am Wednesday, April 11, 2007
By Jim Irvine Many times I’ve heard people say that, “all politicians are the same.” Nothing could be further from the truth. All politicians are all different. Sure they have some similarities, just like members of any other group, but they are all unique people with unique thoughts.

Gun Used In Self-Defense? Tell '20/20'!

12:05am Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Several readers have encouraged us to advise Buckeye Firearms Association supporters that ABC News is preparing a story on people that have used their firearms to defend themselves. April 6, 2007 — Have you ever defended yourself from a crime in your home, in your business, or in public by using a gun? Perhaps you warded off a potential attacker by simply showing a gun? 40 states now allow their...

Pro-Gun Punditry: Wednesday's Buckeye State Roundabout

12:01am Wednesday, April 11, 2007
By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From a woman raped at knifepoint to another home invasion, these articles should be a part of your required reading!...

Banning the guns (or the iPods) can't replace common sense

12:10am Tuesday, April 10, 2007
By Steve Loos In this latest example of the nanny state mentality comes a ridiculous story. New York State Senator Carl Kruger has proposed banning iPods and the use of other electronics at crosswalks. The reasoning behind this feel-good legislation is the claim that pedestrians are increasingly distracted by iPods, cell phones and Blackberries, allegedly resulting in a rise in traffic accidents...

Op-Ed: Rudy Bumpo - Should Giuliani go hunting? How about asking the hunters?

12:05am Tuesday, April 10, 2007
By Geoffrey Norman National Review Online Rudolph Giuliani has a problem with guns. Seems that when he was cleaning up New York, Sheriff Giuliani took a hard line on hoglegs. ...As part of his campaign to make the streets safe, Giuliani’s administration sued 30 American arms manufacturers, and his police commissioner proposed a nationwide system of registration under which citizens would be...

Will you be Mitt Romney's cheap date?

12:10am Monday, April 09, 2007
Editor's Note 9/28/12 - Please see the following follow-up article, also by Mr. Baus - Recently discovered report forces the question: Do I owe Mitt Romney an apology? (This commentary has also been published at WorldNetDaily.com ) By Chad D. Baus Gun owners have been learning a great deal in recent weeks about the anti-gun record of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is currently polling...

Why The Instant Background Check Is A Bad Idea

12:05am Monday, April 09, 2007
By Larry Pratt Congress has legislation before it to expand the Instant Background Check, aka the Brady Law. Rather than expand the program, it should be abolished. Since the background check is mostly defended on its value in supposedly "keeping guns out of the wrong hands," let’s consider that idea. If we were to do away with the Instant Background Check, the question is frequently asked, how...

The biggest legal threat you didn’t know you were facing

by Ken Hanson, Esq.
12:15am Friday, April 06, 2007
Ohio gun owners are well aware of our antiquated, backwards laws relating to gun ownership and usage. One thing area gun owners of every stripe – hunters, clay shooters, handgun shooters, competitive shooters and self-defense advocates – uniformly agree upon is that our laws regulating unloaded transportation of firearms in a motor vehicle have been twisted well beyond the understanding of the...

Op-Ed: Gun ban doesn't reduce crime

12:10am Friday, April 06, 2007
By Matt White Men and women dedicated to taking away our Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms are on the march. Chief among these gun-banners is Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, but he has some lousy cohorts from Ohio, including: Akron Mayor Donald Plusquellic, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman, Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin, Mansfield Mayor Lydia Reid...

FRIDAY FLASHBACK!: My Apprentice License hunting success story

12:05am Friday, April 06, 2007
Buckeye Firearm Association's web site is seeing an amazing growth in visitors and new articles are being posted several times a week. With everything that is going on, it is easy to miss some important and interesting articles. To make sure that you don't miss anything, we are going to repost one of our more popular articles every Friday. This week's "Friday Flashback" is.... My Apprentice...

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